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Football
Panther Point: Will become a full-time starter this fall at free safety. 2005: Saw action in all 15 games despite playing with a broken bone in his hand at the end of the season ... earned six starting nods at free safety ... forced a fumble in the Panthers' 24-21 win at No. 1-ranked New Hampshire (12/3) in the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals ... recorded a season-high nine tackles (coaches' film) at No. 4-ranked Texas State ... but his biggest play of the season came at the conclusion of overtime against Texas State ... he intercepted a Barrick Nealy pass to end the game and give the Panthers a 40-37 overtime victory, which advanced the program to its first-ever appearance in the NCAA I-AA national championship game ... credited with a fumble recovery in the national title game against Appalachian State (12/16) ... ranked No. 11 on the team in total tackles (31). 2004: Saw action in the first nine games, starting against Western Kentucky ... compiled for nine solos and six assisted tackles (coaches' film), along with one fumble recovery ... season-best four tackles vs. Iowa State and Minnesota State ... also returned one kick for six yards. 2003: Moved from wide receiver to free safety ... played in all 13 games behind Justin Sandy, tallied 11 tackles, including five unassisted ... season-high three tackles against Northern Michigan ... credited with one fumble recovery ... also returned one kickoff for eight yards. 2002: Redshirted. High School: Earned three letters each in track and football and two each in baseball and basketball ... first-team all-state pick by the Des Moines Register ... three-time all-district selection in football ... two-time all-conference performer in baseball ... all-district and honorable mention Iowa Newspaper Association in baseball ... all-state in track, placing second in the 100m, second in the 200m and fourth in the 400m as a junior ... he placed second in the 100m, second in the 200m and first in the 4x100 as a senior. Personal: Born Nov. 11, 1983 ... son of Brad and Julie Tharp ... majoring in education. Tharp's Career Defensive Stats Year G-GS Solo Ast TT TFL Sacks Int-Yds FF FR PBU 2003 13-0 5 6 11 0.0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 2004 9-1 9 3 12 1.0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 2005 15-6 20 11 31 0.0 0.0 1-0 1 1 1 Totals 37-7 34 20 54 1.0 0.0 1-0 1 1 1 |
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